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Trends in Federal Support of Research and Graduate Education (2001)
Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP)

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Trends in Federal Support of Research and Graduate Education

ANNEX

TABLE 4–1 Trends in DOD Support of Research by Field, 1993 to 1997, 1999 (constant dollars)

 

Percent change

Share of total

 

1993–1997

1993–1999

1993

1997

1999

Total, all fields

−26.6%

−22.4%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Life sciences, total

−28.2%

13.6%

7.8%

7.6%

11.4%

Biol (excl. environmental)

−29.8%

67.7%

1.8%

1.7%

3.9%

Environmental biology

−52.3%

−56.9%

1.1%

0.7%

0.6%

Agricultural sciences

653.4%

−100.0%

*

0.0%

0.0%

Medical sciences

−29.0%

−9.7%

4.7%

4.5%

5.4%

Psychology, total

−28.6%

−58.8%

2.1%

2.0%

1.1%

Physical sciences, total

−48.2%

−46.1%

14.1%

10.0%

9.8%

Astronomy

−88.4%

1.7%

0.3%

*

0.4%

Chemistry

−25.7%

−32.3%

2.9%

3.0%

2.6%

Physics

−62.8%

−57.8%

10.0%

5.1%

5.4%

Environmental sciences, total

30.9%

11.2%

5.5%

9.8%

7.9%

Atmospheric sciences

−1.7%

−22.7%

1.2%

1.7%

1.2%

Geological sciences

−86.8%

−92.7%

1.8%

0.3%

0.2%

Oceanography

25.3%

88.9%

1.8%

3.1%

4.4%

Math and computer science, total

−3.1%

0.2%

12.0%

15.9%

15.5%

Mathematics

−48.4%

−34.7%

1.7%

1.2%

1.4%

Computer science

2.0%

1.9%

9.9%

13.7%

13.0%

Engineering, total

−27.3%

−28.7%

51.2%

50.7%

47.1%

Aeronautical

−6.8%

44.2%

4.6%

5.8%

8.5%

Astronautical

23.6%

−64.4%

2.2%

3.7%

1.0%

Chemical

−60.0%

−55.4%

1.5%

0.8%

0.8%

Civil

−43.5%

−57.7%

2.1%

1.6%

1.1%

Electrical

−39.6%

−31.2%

15.1%

12.4%

13.4%

Mechanical

−51.9%

−57.2%

7.4%

4.8%

4.1%

Metallurgy and materials

−27.2%

−49.7%

10.7%

10.6%

6.9%

Engineering, other

3.4%

11.6%

7.8%

11.0%

11.2%

Social sciences, total

−95.9%

−100.0%

0.4%

*

*

*Less than 0.05 percent.

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